As of November 3, 2024, the dairy cattle herds in Germany continue to decline

12/20/2024 | 12:03:00 | ID: 40531 | Department: Agriculture | Animal Erfurt (agrar-PR) - After an evaluation of the HIT database (origin and information assurance system) as of November 3, 2024, a cattle population of 265,191 animals was determined for Thuringia. According to the Thuringian State Office for Statistics, this was 2,415 cattle or 0.9 percent less than in the last survey on May 3, 2024 and 9,990 cattle or 3.6 percent less than on November 3, 2023. The number of calves increased by 648 animals or 1.2 percent to 53,420 animals compared to May 3, 2024. Compared to the previous year's survey on November 3, 2023, there was a reduction in the herd of 6.3 percent or 3,569 calves. With 22,218 young cattle (more than 8 months up to and including 1 year old), 2,006 animals or 8.3 percent fewer were kept than on May 3, 2024. The number of cows has decreased (-1.5 percent). Within half a year, the number of dairy cows fell to 79,038 (-2,101 animals or -2.6 percent). In contrast, ...